John Walker's discussions

It’s utterly fantastic. Read more

I appreciate your saying, but he does know. He was pretty devastated when he found out the person he’d swapped with had given him a lot of fakes, but has decided he’s going to keep them anyway.

Given the pull rates, and the fact you can sell an awful lot of the cards for around a dollar to ten bucks each, ridiculously, the 360 cards in a booster pack could easily make that money back. And you just have to hit one Charizard or whatever to double your money. Read more

It makes Niantic over $1bn a year. Read more

The best thing about the internet is definitely when you write an article recommending new games for people to try, and the responses are all people angrily complaining you didn’t mention games they already know about. Read more

Commenting on an article you haven’t read is even odder! Read more

But the most relevant here. It would have been very weird to compare this particular game to System Shock 2 or Ultima Underworld. Read more

Um, why do you think thrush is a “dirty and adult theme”? What kind of creepy weirdo are you? It’s a common yeast infection suffered by babies, children and adults alike. Read more

Hey, I did NONE of the work here. “Fidough ferments things in its vicinity using the yeast in its breath.” All them. Read more

But how much can we forgive for the appearance of the Mimic? Read more

They weren’t insured. Read more

I’m a freelancer, and choose when I work, and really wanted to write this whole the thoughts were in my head.  Read more

Oh yeah, me too. I love the Indie ones. But you know how people are... Read more

You know what sucks? Working a 12 hour day on freelance rates to single-handedly run a website, and spending most of that time trying to highlight unknown indie games, to then find the only comment under a review of a properly great game deserving of wide attention is some sneering wankery complaining about a slightly… Read more

Exactly this.  Read more

I love the idea that a comment in parentheses midway through an article is a conspiratorial device to get “clicks”! Read more

Yes, and thank you, I had entirely meant to mention that, and will add it in now. Read more

I play with my 7yo son. Read more

Oh, and importantly, “And despite this, I’m having fun.” Read more

That line is called “acceptance”. Read more